[Commlist] CFP Conference: Media and Gender: History, Representation, Reception

The Department of Humanities and the Department of History of San Marino 
University are organizing the international conference /Media and 
Gender: History, Representation, Reception/. The conference, which takes 
place on *May 11, 2022* in hybrid mode (both virtual and in-person), 
aims to investigate the ever-changing relationship between gender and 
media through an interdisciplinary approach that includes intersectional 
and transnational perspectives. Please see the CFP and below for more 
information on submitting proposals.

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https://www.unirsm.sm/media/documenti/unirsm_7059.pdf

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Call for Papers - Media and Gender: History, Representation, Reception 
International Conference
University of the Republic of San Marino Wednesday, May 11th, 2022
The contemporary media landscape and its cultural dimension today are 
characterized by a digital plenitude (Bolter 2020) that engages with 
various forms—from books and magazines to films, television and radio 
programs, from website to blogs and social platforms -, and a multitude 
of practices that include making, remixing, sharing, and critiquing. We 
are also witnessing phenomenally rapid changes in gender relations, 
representations, and identities, fostered by media technologies and 
globalization.
In this context, there is an increasing sensitivity to the 
“contradictoriness of constructions of gender in today’s media” (Gill 
2007). Indeed, along with undeniable progresses in media discourses that 
emphasize self-confidence, body positivity, and feminist achievements, 
worrisome violent phenomena such as revenge porn, online harassment and 
the conflation of xenophobic and misogynist media campaigns are on the 
rise (Banet-Weiser, 2018).
Understanding the ever-changing relationship between gender and media 
therefore requires an interdisciplinary approach that encompass 
intersectional and transnational perspectives. How do changes in gender 
roles affect and shape the production of media content? Which role do 
media play within broader social histories and sociological theories of 
gender? How do the interrelations between media and gender shape new 
forms of subjectivity, agency, and identities?
We are especially looking for contributions that approach the topics of 
interest in terms of history, representation, and reception.

We welcome presentations from (though not exclusively) the following topics:

-	historical approaches to the construction of gendered identities in media
-	gender and performance
-	celebrity studies and gender
-	motherhood and sexuality
-	representation of gender and sexuality in popular culture

-	gender, sexuality and media production and reception
-	feminism, intersectionality, and media visibility
-	queer media studies
-	gender, sexuality and media technologies
-	Videogames and gender

Please submit your 350-word abstract in English or Italian, together 
with a short bio (up to 150 words), including your contact details, to: 
(elena.damelio /at/ unirsm.sm) and (luca.gorgolini /at/ unirsm.sm)
The deadline for submission is February 15th, 2022. Abstracts will be 
evaluated by March 15th 2022.

The language of the conference is English and Italian.
The conference will be held in a hybrid form. Please indicate in the 
file whether you prefer to participate in-person or online.
Conference proceedings will be published via an academic publisher.
Selected scholars will be asked to send a short text (max. 10,000 
characters) and images (max 5 300dpi) for publication.
Convenors: Maria Elena D’Amelio (UNIRSM) and Luca Gorgolini (UNIRSM) 
Scientific organizing committee:
Giovanna Cosenza Cristina Demaria Maria Elena D’Amelio Luca Gorgolini 
Geraldina Roberti Lucio Spaziante

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